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No laser genesis is different. You could put on a little powder and go right out- no recovery time. It takes a few days to see some improvement and in bad cases a few sessions. Contact medical laser c...

If you have the cash you could try a laser genesis treatment. In Canada it costs between 100-140. It is completely painless. It just heats up the skin to increase collegen production. Helps even out s...

Interesting information! Good luck resolving the last cysts. Sometimes a warm compress (with a clean wash cloth) can help. Please update me if you breakout anymore or if it's completely back under con...

Tatii, try Josie Maran makeup.

Green Gables, could vitamin B complex, CLA or vitamin D negatively interact with spiro?   Also, as a vegetarian, I have had pea protein shakes in the past, Vega brand I think. Are those ok?

Oh. Well I just had one injected today. Hopefully it will smooth out and not pit!

Green Gables, did the breakout just resolve (at the three week mark)?

Sumisee, you said in one of my posts that you cannot become resistant to spiro and here you've said you can take it forever, I'm just wondering if your doctor told you this? Because, as I said, mine (...

Wow Masked One! You're lucky your derm is so accommodating! The last few times I've needed an injection I've had to wait weeks, despite having gone to my derm for over ten years! Plus they don't seem ...

Hearts, no need to feel defensive. Many people on this forum are just confused and voicing their opinions/experiences. Plus type or text can often be misinterpreted as more frank or short.   It...

Must be different in Canada. If anyone has the same pill, I'm interested to know what manufacturer/brand it is!

Ya, nothing on the label like that. But it's creamish peach coloured (light) and has an NN on one side. Sound familiar?

Ok thanks :-S. Could DIM cause an acne breakout?

Thanks Green Gables. Is DHT the one that can be obtained from broccoli or am I crazy thinking I read that somewhere?

I'm really curious what my brand is but all I see on my bottle is Teva-Spironolactone. I googled "Teva" but couldn't determine if it was brand name or generic. Perhaps labelling is different in Canada...

Thank you. Honestly, the support on this forum makes me feel much better. My derm acts annoyed to answer any of my questions. I asked if one can become resistant to spiro and he literally said "I supp...

What dose of metformin? How long till you saw results?

Could someone explain to me why adding progesterone if your levels are fine could increase acne? Is it the same with the other hormone DHT?

If you absolutely don't have to be on birth control I wouldn't start now. Once you go off, your acne may return worse than before, at least it did for me. I was on OTC as a teen with mild-moderate acn...

Great insight Green Gables! In my experience Diane temporarily helped my acne but in the long term made it worse. When I quit it a few years ago before knowing about/trying spiro my face exploded is p...

Any long term users of spiro have any insight into breakouts after years of clear skin?

I recently upped my dose from 100 to 200 because I got a breakout after ages of clear skin. Now I'm getting two periods a month and the breakouts have persisted. Did you get a breakout when you went f...

What do the different brands look like, in other words, do the pills vary in colour, shape or size? Or do they look the same? So I can watch out for a switch in brands.   Mine is sort of peach c...

I've been on 100mg of spiro for three years with great success. Several weeks ago I started getting cysts, so I doubled my dose hoping that would prevent anymore from forming. Unfortunately, I'm still...

Yes, I did go off it previously (in 2008) had monstrous skin, so I went back on, and started weaning off around 2011. Now I very rarely get a nodule (a really bad type of cystic acne) and maybe just...